[G4] Substitution fonts

[jonseward at mindspring.com]

Hi Tony,

Did you have a prompt that permitted you to cancel the 'copy' action?

The only fonts you might need to move are those which are in conflict with
the new software's 
fonts.  You can select multipple files by click-dragging over the icons. 
Click again and drag the 
group of selected fonts out of your font suitcase and into a new folder you
made for this purpose.  
The option key turns a 'move' into a 'copy' command.  Sounds like you've
doubled the number of 
font files in your suitcase.  The duplicates should be identified with a
'.1' in their names, and 
otherwise be identical to the original font folders.  You can delete the
copies.

Your original post didn't say whether you were presented with any other
options past the point 
where you were notified that you had conflicting, older font files.  Often
the installer will identify 
and move the unneeded fonts, say into an 'old fonts' folder or similar,
without your needing to do 
all of this by hand.

You can learn a lot about the way your Mac operates by using the 'Help'
function located in your 
tool bar and also a key command of '(apple/commandkey)(?key)' to open Help.
You can then type 
in a plain language question or keywords and sort through the the resulting
help topics displayed.  
I've also found that the manual that ships with the computer and some mass
market help guides 
have gotten me out of problems.  Apple's web site also offers a large
library of assistance, from 
papers, to tutorials, to animations of various subjects.  Always worth a
try.


HTH,

jon



Original Message:
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From: Tony Johansen tjoh7019 at bigpond.net.au
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 05:30:52 +1100
To: g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
Subject: Re: [G4] Substitution fonts


Dear Jon I appreciate your answer.  I am however only new to the computer (6
months) and am learning ten squillion things at once, and then keep getting
caught up on really simple basic stuff from time to time.

 I found the OS 9 System Folder and fonts no problem. But as I tried to
figure out how to move them en mass I used the option key and a box appeared
saying "copying 112 items to "Fonts""

Don't know what I've done,
Don't know how to proceed... Help etc

Tony

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